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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Lindsey Wallace <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 10, 2021 11:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Lindsey Wallace <<a href="mailto:LWallace@savingplaces.org">LWallace@savingplaces.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kathy LaPlante <<a href="mailto:KLaPlante@savingplaces.org">KLaPlante@savingplaces.org</a>>; Steve Amraen <<a href="mailto:SAmraen@savingplaces.org">SAmraen@savingplaces.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> National Preparedness Month Survey!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may have seen on <a href="https://twitter.com/NatlMainStreet/status/1435948624836505600?s=20">
Twitter</a> or in Main Street News, we are pushing out content this month in recognition of National Preparedness Month. In addition to our multi-year NPS partnership with the
<a href="https://www.mainstreet.org/ourwork/projectspotlight/preparednessandresilience">
Main Street Community Disaster Preparedness and Resilience program</a>, national partners and local Main Street directors will be taking over our social media channels a few times this month to discuss their experiences and offer tips to making communities
more prepared and resilient in the face of natural disasters.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, we want to know about our network’s experiences with disaster preparedness and resilience. We would greatly appreciate it if you and your local directors would
<b><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XZCKH9Q">fill out this survey</a></b> to help us better understand how disasters are affecting Main Streets. Results will be published in our upcoming disaster preparedness toolkit, to be released in early 2022.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all in advance—I hope you all have a restful weekend!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lindsey<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lindsey Wallace (she/her/hers) |
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Director of Strategic Projects and Design Services</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">312.610.5605
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NATIONAL MAIN STREET CENTER</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">53 West Jackson Blvd. Suite 350 Chicago, IL 60604</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.mainstreet.org/"><span style="color:blue">www.mainstreet.org</span></a> | Follow us on
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<span style="color:blue">Main Street America blog</span></a> for the latest news, trends, and opportunities.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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